The Waterly
"The Waterly" is a weekly all-things-water newsletter we share with our community covering the latest innovations and investment deal flow in the water sector and recent news on climate change and water-related crises.
Scientists say refreezing Earth's poles is feasible and cheap. The world can save $12 trillion by 2050 by ditching fossil fuels. California's rice capital is turning into a wasteland. In the UK, they want to ban filling pools and washing cars to save water while in Australia, rivers are choking under 700 meters of rubbish. Tests found lead in amounts far exceeding the federal standards for thousands of Chicago residents. Allan Kaplan is this week's highlighted WELL member.
Your weekly Bonus - Two new phases of water found; water is full of mysteries!
This week's water quote:
A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us
Tech & Innovation
A 1-MW vertical axis wind turbine could change offshore wind farms forever
A Norwegian yards group, Westcon, has put in place an agreement with Sweden-based company SeaTwirl to deploy 1MW vertical axis wind turbines in the North Sea by next year, Recharge News has reported.
Scientists claim nanogenerators could produce significant electricity from sea waves
The new invention produces up to 347 watts of power per cubic meter.
Refreezing Earth's poles feasible and cheap, new study finds
Scientists laid out a possible future program whereby high-flying jets would spray microscopic aerosol particles into the atmosphere at latitudes of 60 degrees north and south—roughly Anchorage and the southern tip of Patagonia.
Corporate & Deals
ZwitterCo raises US$33 million to scale its industrial wastewater reuse membrane technology
ZwitterCo, the advanced membrane technology company, announced the largest Series A funding round in history for a water technology company. The $33 million financing, led by DCVC, will expand the development and production of its revolutionary zwitterionic membrane technology.
Transition to cleaner energy could save world $12 trillion by 2050, study says
The world moving away from fossil fuels will be beneficial not only for the environment but also for the global economy.
Dewa and Dutch start-up Desolenator to build solar-powered desalination system
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has signed a partnership agreement with Dutch start-up Desolenator to build a carbon-neutral water purification and desalination system that is completely powered by solar energy.
Water & the Environment
‘We have not recovered’: Puerto Rico’s water supply remains vulnerable to hurricane fury
Five years after Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Fiona has again left thousands of people without drinking water, exposing the system’s inefficiencies.
The rice capital of California is ‘now just a wasteland.’ Satellite images show how bad it is
More than half of California’s rice fields are estimated to be left barren without harvest.
Water firms consider bans on filling public pools and car washing to fight drought
Bans on filling public swimming pools, maintaining ponds, washing cars and cleaning offices and shops could be put in place as England continues to run out of water, the Guardian can reveal.
700 meters of rubbish: farmers grapple with choked rivers amid Australia’s third La Niña
Graziers and farmers along the Macquarie River say flooding used to be beneficial but has become ‘far worse and goes for far longer’ than it should.
PFAS & Chemicals
Fury over ‘forever chemicals’ as US states spread toxic sewage sludge
Regulators allow states to continue spreading sludge even as PFAS-tainted substance has ruined livelihoods and poisoned water.
Revealed: the ‘shocking’ levels of toxic lead in Chicago tap water
One in 20 tap water tests performed for thousands of Chicago residents found lead, a neurotoxic metal, at or above US government limits, according to a Guardian analysis of a City of Chicago data trove.
Allan is a serial entrepreneur and investor with a focus on digital money, cryptography, and digital payments. He serves as principal for Mainstream Investments and Free Gilda Investments. He has deep experience investing in distressed assets and special situations in the U.S., Europe, Russia, and Israel. Previously, he was managing director and wealth advisor at Evercore Wealth Management. For over two decades, Allan served as an investment advisor to high-net-worth families and family offices at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.
Thank you Allan for sharing your investment expertise and your passion for water with WIA and the WELL community.
Water & Science
Scientists detected new phases of water acting like neither a liquid nor a solid
The water turns highly conductive, and protons are propelled swiftly.
